Need Help with what lens to get??

[Csst]

ok my question is i'm in the market of buying a ultra wide lens now i really like the EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM but i seem to be a bit pricey.but i do also like the EF 17-40mm f/4L USM but i have notice its a lot cheaper now is it worth paying the extra cash for the 16-35 or is the 17-40 just as good?

Thanks Chris

[Tom W]

Unless you need the extra stop that the 16-35 gives you (f/2.8), the 17-40 has the reputation of being very close in quality.

[DaveG]

ok my question is i'm in the market of buying a ultra wide lens now i really like the EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM but i seem to be a bit pricey.but i do also like the EF 17-40mm f/4L USM but i have notice its a lot cheaper now is it worth paying the extra cash for the 16-35 or is the 17-40 just as good?

Thanks Chris

I thought long and hard about getting the 16-35 or the 17-40. Was the one stop worth paying for? I decided that a) that stop could prove to be VERY important and b) I didn't want to spend that money on the 17-40 - which wasn't cheap - and regret it before I had the lens out of the box.

[Csst]

So do you think its worth paying the extra cash for the one stop.i'm grinding my head big time over this.

Chris

[robertwgross]

Csst, your signature line indicates that you are using the Rebel camera, which is a film camera. Many people in this forum are using the Digital Rebel with that lens.

Don't confuse the Rebel with the Digital Rebel.

---Bob Gross---

[Belmondo]

If you want ultra wide, you might look at the Sigma 12-24. A few people here (mainly heretics like me) own it and think highly of it.

[Csst]

yes it is a digital rebel i own i updated the profile

[robertwgross]

Excellent. You already know the 1.6 factor in the Digital Rebel body, so that should be taken into account on lens selection.

My digital camera body has the same factor. So, even though my widest lens goes to 20mm, effectively it is 32mm.

---Bob Gross---

[Canuck]

Ok, so 1 mm probably wont make much of a difference. What does matter is when you plan on taking pics which is where the aperature comes in. If it is during the day, I'd go 17-40 F4; if night/low light go 16-35mm 2.8. Also price is important. I know how expensive the 16-35 F2.8 is. I have one! Yes that set me back almost $1400. It is an awesome lens, don't get me wrong, but IMHO, the 17-40 would probably do you better. You loose an fstop, but the cost is like 1/2! Bits to consider...

[DaveG]

Ok, so 1 mm probably wont make much of a difference. What does matter is when you plan on taking pics which is where the aperature comes in. If it is during the day, I'd go 17-40 F4; if night/low light go 16-35mm 2.8. Also price is important. I know how expensive the 16-35 F2.8 is. I have one! Yes that set me back almost $1400. It is an awesome lens, don't get me wrong, but IMHO, the 17-40 would probably do you better. You loose an fstop, but the cost is like 1/2! Bits to consider...

I don't think of the 2.8 as night lens and the f4 for the day. The 2.8 just gives me one more shutterspeed for the given ISO. That's the reason - in my opinion - that you buy a fast lens. One miserable shutterspeed. And I have a 16-35 too.

[Canuck]

Ok, so 1 mm probably wont make much of a difference. What does matter is when you plan on taking pics which is where the aperature comes in. If it is during the day, I'd go 17-40 F4; if night/low light go 16-35mm 2.8. Also price is important. I know how expensive the 16-35 F2.8 is. I have one! Yes that set me back almost $1400. It is an awesome lens, don't get me wrong, but IMHO, the 17-40 would probably do you better. You loose an fstop, but the cost is like 1/2! Bits to consider...

I don't think of the 2.8 as night lens and the f4 for the day. The 2.8 just gives me one more shutterspeed for the given ISO. That's the reason - in my opinion - that you buy a fast lens. One miserable shutterspeed. And I have a 16-35 too.

What I was eluding to is lower light/indoors, F2.8. However, I think I misstated what I was trying to say. I have however found that one fstop can mean the difference between an easy shot and a difficult one in conjunction w/ bumping up ISO.

[Csst]

thanks everyone for all your input as you can see in my profile i did get the 16-35mm and love it.

Csst